Screamstress Horror News Round-Up: June 26, 2008
Dark Shadows – The Movie?
Fans of Barnabas Collins and the series, Dark Shadows must be squealing in delight, as Tim Burton has been confirmed to direct the cinema remake, amid swirling rumors that Johnny Depp will portray the fanged lead, Collins.
I was lucky to see a few reruns of this gothic series when I was a kid, and have to admit, it gave me more than a few nightmares about gothic castles and ghosts. Whether you consider it cult or camp, there was nothing like it then. So far, no official word on cast, but the fact that …read more
Thoughts On New Amsterdam’s Immortality
March 8, 2008 by Alexandra
The plot of immortality could wear thin on a person in light of some of the other TV series we’ve seen that didn’t fare so well. However, New Amsterdam offers a look into the soul of a man, via his memories, the memories of a city, and how a person deals with them. John Amsterdam (portrayed by (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), a New York Detective, is immortal.
The most profound impression of this show thus far is this: John Amsterdam is not a hero, and he’s not special, he’s just a man, who happens to be immortal. The writers of the show, …read more



